Joanna Stern from Laptop Magazine makes many good points on why MIDs make no sense.
Still not sure what MIDs are? MIDs are meant to be different from smart phones in that they intended to have specific connected purposes. Intel told us that some MIDs will focus on navigation, others on multimedia (watching movies and listening [...]
Do MIDs make sense?
April 1st, 2009 · Comments · gadgets and technology, marketing, mobile
Mid Moves
January 20th, 2009 · Comments · gadgets and technology, mobile
Mid Moves is a new site focused on highlighting the power and capabilities of Mobile Internet Devices and the full internet experiences they offer. There are four writers and each will be taking at least two of the latest MID’s with them for a real tour over the next 8 days. It’s a [...]
Tags: Intel·MID·midmoves·mobile·umpc
Android netbooks on their way? Not so fast …
January 2nd, 2009 · Comments · Android, gadgets and technology
A team at VentureBeat was able to get Android running on an Asus EEEPC 1000H netbook, which is certainly a cool hack.
I’m not sure this is something I would personally want in the current state other than as a proof of concept. Though once things are perhaps more optimized for a larger touch screen [...]
Tags: Android·asus·google·MID·mobile·netbook·venturebeat
Ok … so more one Netbook for consideration – The Samsung NC10
December 20th, 2008 · Comments · gadgets and technology, travel
So I’ve had some great comments and discussion since yesterday’s post on finding my likely netbook (the MSI Wind) and it seems the Samsung NC10 is clearly worth a serious look as well.
For starters it offers a considerably larger keyboard (93% vs. 80%) and battery life is well over 6 hours … possibly closer to [...]
Tags: 3G·MID·MSI Wind·netbook·Samsung·Samsung NC10·umpc
I think I just found my netbook
December 19th, 2008 · Comments · gadgets and technology, travel
via jkkmobile of course!
This new MSI Wind U120 system sounds killer!
10 inch 1024 x 600 screen
1.6 GHz Intel® Atom™ with1GB RAM
160GB HDD
Wifi b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.0edr
3G HSDPA/HSUPA
3 x usb2
4-in-1-card reader
1.3Mpix cam with mic
4400mAH 6 cell battery
XP Home
Of course I’m still more than capable of being swayed by a surprise from Apple if they feel up to [...]
Tags: MID·mobile·MSI·MSI Wind U120·netbook·umpc
UMPCPortal’s Ultra Mobile Computing Buyers Guide
November 12th, 2008 · Comments · gadgets and technology
Steve aka Chippy at UMPCPortal has compiled an amazing 5-part, 11,000 word, 28-page Ultra Mobile Computing Buyers Guide into a single FREE PDF file. This is highly recommended reading for anyone interested in ultra mobile computing …
Thanks Steve – this is a fantastic resource!
Single or Multiple Device?
January 11th, 2008 · Comments · Nokia, Personal, apple, iPhone
I’m clearly in the two piece camp at this stage of my mobile life. Andy talks about the Camps of One or Many today and links to another post written by Alan Reiter on the same topic. Today I use the N95 with the N800. I recognize the benefits of each as well as the [...]
